Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Gotham Greens

Viraj Puri is an entrepreneur and innovator who has helped to advance the global indoor farming industry. In 2009, Viraj co-founded Gotham Greens, a Brooklyn, N.Y.-based Certified B Corporation™, which under his leadership has grown to be one of the largest and most commercially successful indoor farming companies in the world with over 500 employees and 13 high-tech greenhouse facilities across nine U.S. states. Today, Gotham Greens products are available in more than 6,000 grocery locations and ecommerce in more than 45 U.S. states. The company has raised approximately $450 million in financing. Viraj was recognized as Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur Of The Year® New York in 2021, one of the “100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs of 2020” by Goldman Sachs and Crain’s NY Business “40 under 40.” His work has been published in several books and journals, and he serves on various boards and committees, including for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Viraj earned a bachelor’s degree from Colgate University.